Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:54:36 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org, "E. J. Cerejo" <ecerejo@optonline.net> Subject: Re: Xorg errs after updating ports Message-ID: <44odg2h4wz.fsf@Lowell-Desk.lan> In-Reply-To: <20070916162803.GA4404@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> (Frank Shute's message of "Sun\, 16 Sep 2007 17\:28\:03 %2B0100") References: <001a01c7f7e1$eb29b5b0$0201a8c0@home9ccad298d7> <44odg23hjq.fsf@Lowell-Desk.lan> <20070916162803.GA4404@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk>
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"Frank Shute" <frank@esperance-linux.co.uk> writes: > On Sun, Sep 16, 2007 at 08:45:29AM -0400, Lowell Gilbert wrote: >> >> Quoting from /usr/ports/UPDATING (which may itself have been updated >> after you did your ports download, so you may not yet have this advice >> on your hard disk): >> >> Users of nvidia-driver will have to make sure Composite extension is >> turned off and start Xorg with the following command: >> >> $ startx -- -ignoreABI >> >> The -ignoreABI option is a Xorg option. If you're using gdm, kdm or >> xdm, you will have to modify your configuration file so that Xorg >> starts with this option. >> >> An updated nvidia-driver should be released soon. > > I thought from the parent post that he was using the nv driver (the > free Xorg one: nv(4x)) and not the commercial one which I believe is > named nvidia in xorg.conf. Hmm. Yes, I think you're right. Nonetheless, the workaround will be the same until the xf86-video-nv port is rebuilt to the new X.Org ABI.
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